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Lord of Illusions

Lord of Illusions

Horror · Fantasy · Drama · 1995

During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.

Movie details

Lord of Illusions

“Prepare for the coming.”

1995 Horror · Fantasy · Drama 1h 49m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.0 / 10

20.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

54 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

5.9 / 10

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During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.

CriticWise case file

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Clive Barker

Written by

Clive Barker

Scott Bakula

Scott Bakula

Harry D'Amour

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Philip Swann

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Dorothea Swann

Joel Swetow

Joel Swetow

Valentin

Daniel von Bargen

Daniel von Bargen

Nix

Barry Del Sherman

Barry Del Sherman

Butterfield

Joseph Latimore

Joseph Latimore

Caspar Quaid

Court is in session

Put Lord of Illusions on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.